Thursday 13 January 2011

Psychological Thillers

Central Theme of Identity
This consists of mistaken identity, stolen identity, dual identity, doppelgangers, confused identity and amnesia.

Perception and Reality
Seeing from the narrative of the perspective of the multiple characters. A character having a different perspective of what is and isn't real compared to the norm establishes in the film.

Memory
The torture of an individual with a traumatic memory. The trauma of a specific last memory.

Stream of Consciousness
This is a device often used in psychological thillers to give an insight into the psycho of a particular character usually the main protagonist.

Unreliable Narrator
Psychological thillers often play on the idea of the inherent trust placed in the narrator or the central character that the narrative follows.

Technical Devices
Flashbacks and repetition in editing.

Imagery
Eyes are frequency motif.





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